Appendix 2 – Agencies responsible for overseeing workers’ compensation in each jurisdiction | Safe Work Australia

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Table: Agencies responsible for overseeing workers’ compensation in each jurisdiction

	Policy	Premium	Claims	Current legislation	Disputes
New South Wales	State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA)	Insurers subject to SIRA oversight	Nominal Insurer for most employees through 3 private sector Scheme Agents, Self-Insurance Corporation for most public sector employees through 3 private sector claims administrators, 58 self-insurers and 6 specialised insurers.	Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 Workers Compensation Act 1987	SIRA Workers Compensation Commission Workers Compensation Independent Review Office
Victoria	WorkSafe Victoria	WorkSafe Victoria	4 private sector agents and 34 self-insurers. Further information regarding WorkSafe agents and self-insurers are available on WorkSafe Victoria's website.	Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013	WorkSafe Victoria Accident Compensation Conciliation Service (ACCS), Medical Panels Magistrates’ or County Court
Queensland	Office of Industrial Relations	WorkCover Queensland	WorkCover Queensland and 28 self-insurers	Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003	Workers’ Compensation Regulator Queensland Industrial Relations Commission or Industrial Magistrate, Industrial Court
Western Australia	WorkCover WA	Insurers subject to WorkCover WA oversight	8 private sector insurers, 23 self-insurers, (exempt employers) and the Insurance Commission of Western Australia	Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981	Conciliation and Arbitration Services
South Australia	ReturnToWorkSA	ReturnToWorkSA	2 private sector agents, 70 private self-insurers and 54 Crown (State Government) self-insurers	Return to Work Act 2014 Return to Work Corporation of South Australia Act 1994 South Australian Employment Tribunal Act 2014	South Australian Employment Tribunal Supreme Court ReturnToWorkSA Premium Review Panel
Tasmania	WorkSafe Tasmania	Licensed private sector insurers subject to WorkCover Tas oversight	7 private sector insurers and 9 self-insurers	Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988	Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Supreme Court
Northern Territory	Department of Attorney General and Justice NT WorkSafe	Private sector insurers	4 private sector insurers 5 self-insurers and the Northern Territory Government self-insures for public sector employees Nominal Insurer	Return to Work Act 1986 Return to Work Regulations 1986	Mediation coordinated by NT WorkSafe. Work Health Court
Australian Capital Territory	Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate	Licensed private sector insurers, subject to WorkSafe ACT oversight	7 private sector insurers and 7 self-insurers	Workers Compensation Act 1951	Conciliation, arbitration, Magistrates Court, Supreme Court
C’wealth Comcare	Attorney-General’s Department	Comcare	Comcare/Self-insurers and their agents.	Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988	AAT, Federal Court
C’wealth Seacare	Attorney-General’s Department	Private sector insurers	Employers/ insurers	Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992	AAT, Federal Court
C’wealth DVA	Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (MRCC)	N/A	DVA	Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (DRCA) Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA)	AAT, Federal Court, Veterans' Review Board (VRB)
New Zealand	Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (former) Department of Labour	Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)	ACC	Accident Compensation Act 2001	ACC, mediation, independent reviewers, court system